VWL Lovers & Groupies thread: It all started with a Moose

[wildernessDad]

90 days until I step into the lodge.

 

[Dizny Dad]

. . . . . . I guess things we don't miss much are Captain EO, Alien Encounter, . . . . . .

Alien Encounter - Geeze, don't get me started. It is still there, just the marketing is different.

And Muuska, when it comes to things we haven't seen because of the attraction of something else (going commando - been there), one of the beautiful things about going so often is the ability to take a moment and experience the true depth of the Disney experience. Have we all taken the time to see all of the FD Patches in the FD at MK? How about the wooden leg named Smith?

When I stop and really look at what I have passed by every trip through the Magic I am always amazed at what I have been missing; the depth at which the imagineers have gone to for the up front stuff, but more impressively for the background stuff. Where ever you are at, stop and look closely at the titles of the books stacked on those back shelves, or the labels on the food cans; pay attention to the stuff on the walls at the train stations or exit ramps.

WOW! (And don't we all love it!)

 

[Muushka]

Have we all taken the time to see all of the FD Patches in the FD at MK? How about the wooden leg named Smith?

No! I can figure out the FD Patches (will check them out next time ), but where is the leg??

Anyone else have any nuggets like these?

 

[Inkmahm]

I'll have to be the oddball in the group because I really disliked the Tarzan Rocks show and was happy to see it go when it closed.

 

[eliza61]

Never saw the Magic Shop but that's the kind of thing I would really enjoy.

I guess things we don't miss much are Captain EO, Alien Encounter, World of Motion and the whole Wonders of Life pavillion. We did enjoy Cranium Command though.

I hated Captain EO. yuck!!

Anybody remember Body wars? I remember riding it but can't remember where it was located.

 

[Granny]

I hated Captain EO. yuck!!

Anybody remember Body wars? I remember riding it but can't remember where it was located.

Body Wars was in that Wonders of Life pavillion I mentioned (over by Universe of Energy). Included in there was the Making of Me or some sort of Disney birds and bees show.

Also the Cranium Command I mentioned and the Body Wars which was very similar to the Star Tours ride.

My guess is there were other attractions there but those are the ones I recall.

 

[Granny]

I'll have to be the oddball in the group because I really disliked the Tarzan Rocks show and was happy to see it go when it closed.

That doesn't make you an oddball...I knew plenty of others that didn't care for that show. We like the music from that movie a lot so that probably helped. Plus I think my wife liked the hunky Tarzan guys.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I hated Captain EO. yuck!!

Anybody remember Body wars? I remember riding it but can't remember where it was located.

I went to see Captain EO in June at DL since, well.....I'm not real certain why. Some sort of nostalgia thing I guess. I wish they had taken some of the money they used to reinstall that and put it towards getting the People Mover back.

Body Wars always made me feel like this:

 

[franandaj]

Body Wars always made me feel like this:

Me too!

 

[Muushka]

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Body Wars always made me feel like this:

Me too!

Me three!

I think that of all the simulated rides I have been on, that one was the worse.

 

[Dizny Dad]

Muuska - Remember the floating scene in Mary Poppins - one of the jokes told was about a man with a wooden leg named Smith.

It landed in one of the train stations in MK!

Don't forget to take the time to read the businesses listed on the windows going down Main Street USA. This is the Hall of Fame of Disney employees. The business name refers in general to the work or service given for years to Walt & Crew.

 

[MissFitt]

Checking in to VWL for the first time tomorrow...so excited!

 

[wildernessDad]

Checking in to VWL for the first time tomorrow...so excited!

Have a great time!

 

[Granny]

Checking in to VWL for the first time tomorrow...so excited!

Sounds awesome! Be sure to come back and let us know your impressions. Even if they're not so favorable, we want to hear about your experience there! Have a great trip!

 

[Muushka]

Muuska - Remember the floating scene in Mary Poppins - one of the jokes told was about a man with a wooden leg named Smith.

It landed in one of the train stations in MK!

Don't forget to take the time to read the businesses listed on the windows going down Main Street USA. This is the Hall of Fame of Disney employees. The business name refers in general to the work or service given for years to Walt & Crew.

Oooh, nope, I don't remember that scene (could be because it has been 40 years since I saw the movie, could be because I am old and just don't remember anymore!) but I want to find that leg! Any more tips as to how to find that alleged leg?

Checking in to VWL for the first time tomorrow...so excited!

Well, then you have stopped by the right place! Happy times to you at VWL!

Don't hold back on the trip report or pictures. Extra Moose points for that!

 

[bobbiwoz]

Checking in to VWL for the first time tomorrow...so excited!

Lucky you!

 

[Dizny Dad]

Checking in to VWL for the first time tomorrow...so excited!

And we all know why! You WILL have a great time!

 

[figmentfan0724]

Had a great time on my Disneymoon at VWL here was my suprise when we checked in

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[stopher1]

Muuska - Remember the floating scene in Mary Poppins - one of the jokes told was about a man with a wooden leg named Smith.

It landed in one of the train stations in MK!

Don't forget to take the time to read the businesses listed on the windows going down Main Street USA. This is the Hall of Fame of Disney employees. The business name refers in general to the work or service given for years to Walt & Crew.

There are hidden gems like these in every park. What started out as a very nice, simple gesture tribute by Walt to his father at DL, with a window about Elias Disney, Contractor certainly became so much more on both coasts. Window ceremonies are big things these days. The recipient, or his/her family if no longer living, not only gets the day to day silent recognition on the upper floors of Main Street - he or she also receives an individual copy of the window to keep.

But the imagineers have taken it so much farther though as well. There are "hidden" references to their kind throughout the parks. All of those headstones outside the HM name various imagineers that had something to do with the creation of the attraction. Each of the license plates on the backs of the car-tables at Sci-Fi Dine-In theatre are initials and birthdates of imagineers. Boxes, crates, and other shipping implements on Tom Sawyer Island, near Big Thunder, even Splash Mountain have various references. Just about anywhere you look you can find something.

 

[stopher1]

So we're back from our Daddy-Daughter Adventure! And it was a lot of fun. Wishing I were still there now - but alas, everything must end at some point. Now that ticker is back up to I belive 78 days til I'm at Disneyland again... and I think 86 or 87 until I'm back in the World. Sigh.

I will get some pics uploaded soon. It was a lot of fun - but it sure was interesting too. I've now experienced all 4 of my family members on one on one trips, and let me just say there are certainly 5 very DIFFERENT touring styles or ideas running rampant in my household!!!